Feeling lucky?
Consolation prizes for those who did not win, ambulant merchants selling hope for those who still believed in a better tomorrow, a tomorrow that never came.
Lotterie
Des chiffres, des lettres, une chance, des prix de consolation, des espoirs en consummation.

Beirut Syndrome
Four hostages came to trust their captors in the famous bank robbery which brought the term, “Stockholm Syndrome” into existence. But it was never the Swedish capital, it was Beirut.
Syndrome de Beyrouth
Otages d’une ville bien aimée, adulée, qui nous captive alors qu’on lui procure excuses et alibis, rien que pour garder un semblant de maison.

Seven bound ribbons
An Estonian riddle which composed of 7 questions to help children memorize the colors of the rainbow, at the end of which there is no pot of gold.
Arcs-en-cieux
Arc-en-ciel, arcs-en-ciel, arc-en-cieux, mémoires au pluriel, singulièrement singulières.

…But you can never leave
“You can check out anytime you like but you can never leave” prophesized The Eagles,from the NTSC (Never Twice Same City) Hotel.
Pour toutes vos réservations
réservations de chambre pour actes sans réservations, on reste, on quitte, ne quittant jamais, a jamais condamnés a vivre dans des espaces louées a la journée, a l’heure.

Those were the best of times
Staged smiles for the camera, events and occasions anchoring us in spacio-temporal landmarks, just for the memory, the fleeting memory.
Et ils vécurent heureux
Des rires, des sourires, figés pour la camera, pour des instantanés, des Polaroïds, rien que pour commémorer des joies fictives.

Vero Modca
A mythical café closed not by war but the faux-peace or “non war” only to be replaced by a thriving clothing store, two faces of the same tossed coin.
Vero Modca
Un café sans clients que la “non-guerre” a tue, que la paix fictive a fini par le transformer en magasin de vêtements qui fait fureur.

Playboy
What if things are not as straightforward as they appear to be? What if there is more than meets the eye? What if certain facets do not immediately get revealed? Meet the man who reads Playboy.
Playboy
Qui sont ces hommes qui lisent ces magazines? Regardent-ils les images ou les femmes qui s’exposent? stéréotypes brises, mais facilement construits, apprenons à les reconnaître.

R.I.Pinball
Precursors of more handy games, catalyzers of good times, and bond-generating boxes around which time has stood still, they may be tucked away but not forgotten.
Flipper
Des ancêtres pas toujours venérés des jeux plus versatiles d’aujourd’hui, catalyseurs de liens, traits-d’union maintenant en entre parentheses.